It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that in manners and character, the one who most closely resembled the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). From the time he left his house until he returned, I do not know what he did inside his house. Shaqiq says that once we went to Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him to tell us of a person who was closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in manners and character, so that we could learn these ways from him and listen to his words. He replied that in manners and character, the one who was closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), to the extent that he would sit in his house hiding from me, even though the trusted companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) knew that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) among all of them.

Zirr bin Hubaish says that once I was present in the company of Hazrat Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him). While narrating the incident of the Night of Ascension (Mi'raj), he began to mention this saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "Then we set out from there and reached Bayt al-Maqdis, but we did not enter Bayt al-Maqdis." I said, "On that night, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did enter Bayt al-Maqdis and also offered prayer there." Upon hearing this, Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O bald one! What is your name? I recognize you by face but do not remember your name." I replied, "My name is Zirr bin Hubaish." He said, "How do you know that on that night the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis?" I said, "The Qur'an tells us." He said, "The one who speaks according to the Qur'an is successful. Recite that verse to me." So when I recited 'Subhanalladhi asra bi'abdihi...' I did not find anywhere in it that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night. Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O bald one! Do you find any mention of prayer in it?" I said, "No." He said, "By Allah! The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not offer prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night. If the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night, then it would have become obligatory for you to pray there as it happened with Baytullah. By Allah! Both of them did not part from Buraq until the gates of the heavens were opened for them. Then both of them saw Paradise and Hell and all the promises of the Hereafter. Then both of them returned in the same way as they had gone. Then he began to laugh until I saw his blessed teeth. Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) further said, "People say that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) tied Buraq so that it would not run away, whereas Allah Almighty had made the entire world of the unseen and the seen subservient to him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I prayed with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say "Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem" in his bowing (ruku) and "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la" in his prostration (sajda), and whenever he passed by a verse of mercy, he would pause and supplicate, and whenever he passed by a verse of punishment, he would pause and seek refuge from it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) come to a place where people threw their rubbish, and he stood and urinated.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The distance of my cistern is as much as that between Aylah and Mudhar. Its vessels will be more numerous than the stars in the sky. Its water will be sweeter than honey, whiter than milk, colder than ice, and more fragrant than musk. Whoever drinks its water once will never feel thirsty again.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not say, "What Allah willed and what so-and-so willed," but rather say, "What Allah willed, and after that, what so-and-so willed."

Abu Thawr says that Hazrat Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Hazrat Saeed bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) towards a smooth sandy area. The people of that area came out and sent Hazrat Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) back. He says that I was sitting with Hazrat Abu Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) when Hazrat Abu Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I do not think that this man will return in such a way that there will be no bloodshed." Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "But I know that when you return, not even as much blood as fills a cupping glass will have been shed. I knew this at the very time when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was still alive. However, a time will come when a person will be a believer in the morning and by evening he will have no faith left, or he will be a believer in the evening and by morning he will have nothing left. Today his group will fight, and tomorrow Allah Almighty will have him killed. His heart will be turned upside down, his buttocks will be raised." The narrator asked, "Is this word the lower part?" So he replied, "This word is indeed 'buttocks'."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the tribe of Mudar will not leave on earth any righteous servant of Allah without putting him into trial and destroying him, until Allah will impose upon them an army of His that will humiliate them, and not even the side of a mound will be able to save them. A man said to him, "Servant of Allah! You are saying this even though you yourself belong to the tribe of Mudar?" He replied, "I am only saying what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has said."

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that once we went to Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Tell us of a person who is the closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in manners and character, so that we may learn these ways from him and listen to his words." He replied, "The one who was closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in manners and character was Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), to the extent that he would sit in his house hiding from me, even though the trusted companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) know that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest of all to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.